Celebrate the Season

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The technique used for these tags comes from Sara Naumann's "Magical Marker Techniques" course through Altenew Academy.  I did the technique a little differently then Sara as I don't have Altenew markers.  I scribbled a dark red Copic marker on my craft mat and added some Copic Colorless blender fluid on the red ink which created a small puddle.  I ran my brayer through the puddle then rolled the ink onto diecut tags.  I used the same method to apply the green ink.  The ink dries very quickly.  I splattered the tags with gold alcohol ink.  Then I stamped the sentiments (Altenew Stamps "Halftone Holiday Stamp Set") with black Versafine ink then heat embossed in clear.  

I was inspired by Tracey McNeely's "25 Days Of Christmas Tags".  On Day 2 Altenew products are featured and Kymona Tracey's tags inspired my design.  I am also sharing these tags at the Altenew November challenge.

Giraffe Me Crazy

This was a fun card to make.  I cased the card from Therese Calvird's card she shared in her Altenew Academy course "With A Twist". 

Therese used a giraffe stamp too but from a different Altenew stamp set.  I embossed the giraffe image from "Geometric Menagerie" and added watercolors.  The shaker window goes through to the inside and shows the patterned paper and sentiment.

Making my way through the Altenew Academy courses required for my Level II Educator Certificate.  Will share more course work soon.

AECP Heat Embossing

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Hello!  It has been awhile since I have been able to participate in the Altenew Educator Program Level II.  This card is course work for the Impressive Heat Embossing Class.  In the first lesson Svetlana shares some techniques for using heat embossing with colouring.  For my card I used Altenews stamp set Blooming Bouquet.

I heat embossed the images with a copper embossing powder and added color with watercolors.  Around the edge of the card stock I rubbed the embossing ink pad and heat embossed with the same copper powder.

I am sharing this at the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge "Anything Goes".

Masked Just For You Card

Hello.  I'm back with my second card I have to share today.  This card was made with techniques used in the Altenew Academy course "Masking Unleashed".  I stamped the floral image (Altenews stamp set "One of a Kind") on smooth bristol paper than masked the images using liquid frisket.  Before applying the masking fluid I added painters tape to the edges of the paper.  I let the masking fluid dry overnight as it went on fairly thick.  I then blended on four shades of distress ink.  The sentiment (Altenew stamp set "Label Love") is stamped in Versafine and then  I embossed it using clear embossing powder.

Thats all for today.  Thanks again for stopping by.

Watercolour Resist with Reinkers

Hello.  I'm here today to share a couple more cards for the Altenew Educator Program.  I finished Level 1 and I am now working on Level II.

This card was made with techniques from the Altenew Academy Class "Creative Watercolor Media".  In Lesson 6 Laura Bassen shares a background technique using watercolouring with re-inkers and heat embossing.  I used Altenews stamps "Hennah Elements" embossed in a glittery gold and watercoloured using 5 different pastel re-inkers.

Thank you for stopping by.

Thinking Of You

My final challenge for Level 1 of the Altenew Educator Program is to make a card or project using any 3 components from the required courses and use the theme get well or thinking of you. 
The three Altenew Academy Classes I drew ideas from when creating this card were:
Let It Shine- Lesson 2 Embossing Powder
Easy Ink Blending Techniques - Lesson 4 Emboss Resist
Seasonal Scene Building - Lesson 6 Shaker Scene

My colors were inspired by a bottle of lotion I have with the prettiest colors on the label of rose gold , mint green and white glitter. I embossed the bear in rose gold then blended pistachio Distress Ink over the image.  I splattered on some water and blotted with paper towel to add some texture to the background.  The sentiment is heat embossed on heat resistant acetate.  This was a bit tricky.  I found it easiest to get the sentiment straight by first adhering the acetate to the shaker frame then stamping and heat embossing using my Misti positioning tool.  I also had quite a bit of fluming (bits of embossing powder sticking to the acetate where I didn't want it) even though I used an anti static embossing buddy.  

Carissa Wiley adds detail to her cards using thin strips of card-stock, glitter card-stock and patterned paper this inspired the strips of card-stock I adhered to the card. one strip is white glittered card-stock and the other two strips I made  to match. 

Stamps used:  Bear from Altenew and sentiment from Hero Arts

Shaker crystals and beads from Studio Katia.

Thank you for stopping by.  I enjoyed sharing my projects for the Altenew Educator Program.  Have a fantastic day.

Embossing with a Die

Hello.  This card took some practice for me.  I thought it would be simple to emboss the thanks die but I struggled with the card stock cracking and tearing.  I made this based on techniques taught by Yana Smakula in the the Altnew Academy class "Easy Die Cutting Techniques".  I used the Altenew "Thanks Die" to emboss the sentiment rather than die cut it.  To use a die for embossing I use a rubber mat in my embossing sandwich that is specifically for this techniqe.  But this time it was not working properly.  In the class tips Yana suggests using thicker cardstock misted lightly with water.  I went back and tried 100lb smooth bristol misted lightly with water and it worked perfectly the first try.  I then blended on Distress Oxide Ink.  I let the ink dry for a couple hours so I could heat emboss and have the embossing powder not stick to the background.  After heat embossing the leaves I added more gold by splattering on water and embossing the droplets. 

 

It is wonderful when instructors share their tips and techniques.  Thank you for stopping by.

For the Guys Galaxy Card

Hello!  Sharing a masculine card today.  I started with a piece of white card stock and blended a variety of colours of Distress Ink then added blended on black ink.  For some stars I splattered some acrylic paint that I thinned a little with water.  I then blended on some more black Distress Ink.  On a die cut tag I heat embossed the stamped images.  For some embellishment I added twine and washi tape.  This card was inspired by Jennifer Rzasa for a lesson she teaches for the Altenew Academy course "For the Guys".  In the lesson Jennifer creates an ink blended galaxy.

I would also like to share this at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge, this weeks theme is "Layer It Up".  

Thanks for stopping by.

Stamps Used : Altenew "Be A Lighthouse" and "Label Love"

Ombre Embossing Paste

Hey guys.  Working my way through my homework for the Altenew Educator program.  This is homework that I actually have not procrastinated in doing.  This card is for the Celebration Stencil Techniques taught by Laurel Beard.

I tinted white embossing paste using three different shades of aqua ink from Altenew.  I then applied it to pool coloured cardstock using a stencil, starting with the darkest embossing paste at the top, medium and then lightest at the bottom.  I stamped the flower using the same aqua inks and fussy cut it.  Thank you for stopping by.

Stamps Used: Altenew "Majestic Bloom" and "Label Love"

Ink Blending and Watercolour

The second card I'm sharing today is my homework for the Altenew Class "Easy Ink Blending Techniques".  I used a technique shared by the instructor, Amy Lee, in which she blends ink and then watercolours over it.  I blended three shades of Distress Ink over the platinum embossed images.  I then watercolored on the bottom using the ink I blended with and two other shades of the color.  Fun and simple technique.

  

I am also sharing this card at the CAS Watercolour challenge.

Thank you for stopping by.

Don't Give Up

Hello.  Today's card is made with inspiration and techniques shared by Nichol Magouirk in the Altenew Academy "Seasonal Scene Building" course.  I was inspired by Nichol to make a shaker framed by a window.  I stamped the water image using my Misti on white cardstock.  I then blended Distress Oxide Ink.  I used Post It Tape to mask off the sky while blending the ink for the water and vice versa.  I then placed my cardstock back in the misti, I left the water stamp in the misti so I could restamp it.  I found the Distress Oxide Ink muted the black ink.  I also used my Misti to stamp the rest of the images.

Stamps Used: Altenew "Be a Lighthouse" , "Wood Pallet Background Stamp"

I will be right back with another card to share for my Altenew Educator Certification.

Hello Watercolored Floral

My final card for today is for the course work inspired by the Altenew Academy's "Irresistible Inking Techniques.  In this class Sara Naumann shows us techniques using ink pads.  I used Distress Ink to watercolor the gold embossed images from Altenew's "Floral Frame" stamp set (Lesson 2 is on Painting with inkpads).  In Sara's first lesson she shows us that applying ink to the edge of the cardstock is a beautiful finishing touch.

That is all for today.  I hope you enjoyed my cards and are inspired by them.

Birthday Bows

This card is inspired by the Altenew Academy course "Clean and Simple Boutique Cards" taught by Jennifer Rzasa.  I used techniques taught in Lesson 2 for creating stamped backgrounds.

I used Altenews Bells and Bows stamp set to make this card.  I stamped the first bow on watercolor paper using a water proof ink in the center of the card stock.  I then stamped the rest of the bows choosing were to place them based on the first bow and how much space I liked between them.  I added some color using watercolors.  I lean toward clean and simple layered card design.  For this card I used a velum layer for the sentiment and felt the black layer helped make the card pop and tied it together.  

Thanks again for stopping by.

Sparkly Happy Day

I am back with more course work for the Altenew Educator Program.  I have been working on this course for a few weeks now and decided to share my course work that I have completed for 5 of the required classes today.  This card was created using techniques and tips from Carissa Wiley's course "Let It Shine".  This fun class is all about adding glitter and shine to your projects.  For my card I used Altenew's "Hennah Elements" stamp set.  I was inspired by Carissa's lesson on glitter pens.  I embossed the images using a silver and iridescent glitter powder from Wow!  I then watercolored the images with a glitter pen and Distress Ink.  Once dry I adhered the images on a piece of white cardstock I dry embossed with a circle die.  I added some more sparkle by adhering Nuvo glitter to the edge of black cardstock using white glue.  I used a piece of fun foam in between the layers to add some dimension.

Thank you for stopping by I will be back later with more cards for the Altenew Educator Program.

Thank You Majestic Bloom

This card is for my course work for the Altenew Educator Program Level 1.  I made this using inspiration from a card created by Debby Hughes shared in the All About Layering II course she used the "Hibiscus Bouqet" stamp set for her stunning card.  I stamped the large flower (Altenew "Majestic Bloom" stamp set) with Lagoon Crisp Ink and did some no line watercoloring using the same ink.  I then added details after the image dried using pencil crayons and a glitter gel pen.

Thanks for stopping by.

Layered Roses

Hello.  To get my crafting mojo inspired again I have been taking Altenew Academy classes as part of the Altenew Educator program.

I am currently working on Level 1, part of the requirements for this program is to take 10 Altenew courses and complete 10 projects based on the courses.  This first card I am sharing is my homework for the "All About Layering" class taught by Nicole Picadura.  This course was very helpful to me in learning how to line up my layered stamps.  I used Altenew's Vintage Roses and Altenew Inks to create this card.  I added some Nuvo glitter drops to finish the card off.

Thank you for stopping by.